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The dominant trait is

• yellow pea seeds
• green pea seeds
• there is no dominant seed
• Jolly green giant

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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What is it called when better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to their offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

• homologous
• vestigial
• variation
• adaptation

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Many organisms that live in the rocky intertidal zone are adapted to cling to the rocks to withstand the

• pounding of the waves.
• changes in salinity.
• periods of being underwater and exposed to air.
• changes in density.

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What is an adaptation that would help an organism to survive in the tundra?

• Thick fur to conserve heat

• Scales to prevent water loss

• Sharp claws to aid in climbing

• Golden-tan fur to blend in

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The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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Dogs are an example of natural selection.

• True

• False

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Darwin observed many birds that had many different beak shapes and sizes. There were few beaks that were similar because of…

• competition for the same type of food

• competition for a specific concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere

• the presence of an excessive number of autotrophs

• the presence of a disease that attacks birds with similar beak

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Penguins are adapted to live in

• desert climate

• equatorial region

• polar region

• rainforests

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